The challenge of leadership in the church is that the church is not a “business” and the Congregational Council is not another “non-profit” board. Certainly, a church has to be attentive to good business practices like taking care of obligations, being good managers of human and tangible resources and being attentive to the challenges and opportunities in mission and ministry. And a Congregational Council has some “board” functions like long-term vision, oversight of mission and ministry activities and tending to the congregations vision and goals.
But leadership is much more than this. It is the call to be good stewards of what has been entrusted to us: the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the mission and ministry of His body in this mission outreach center. The Bible is clear that the church of Jesus Christ is Christ’s body. It is a spiritual body and a spiritual community. Spiritual principles guide the life and ministry of the local congregation. Spiritual principles bind us together as a body. Spiritual principles guide our direction as we seek to become what God has envisioned for us in this place in His creation.
Leadership, in that regard, then, becomes more than just tending to the “business.” Church Leadership is tending to he primary task: discerning God's desires for this part of Christ’s body in this place.
It would be fun to hear the perspective and experiences of others.
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